Day 4 - Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party

After the late night we slept in a bit. The next 2 days kind of blur together for me in a mash of Epcot/Studios/rain. I do remember around noon I called Dave to remind him of our lunch reservation at the Polynesian and we met up at the legacy tiles in the front of Epcot.

Then we headed over to one of my favorite restaurants - Kona Cafe at the Polynesian. We were about 30 minutes early but were seated in about 5 minutes. The food was good. Our server was sweet, but kind of distracted. Dave had to wait a while for his coffee and then some more for a cup from which to drink it. I had what is becoming my signature meal at Kona, the potstickers and the Kona salad. The desserts there look really good. One day I hope to be hungry enough to eat one. Then we went downstairs to Capt. Cook's for a Dole Whip. Oddly enough I like self-serve Dole Whip because I can give myself less than they serve at the place in Adventureland. On the other hand, you can't get the pineapple/vanilla swirl or the pineapple juice float there.

We hung out at the Poly for a little bit and checked out the beach/pool. We will be back there for 2 nights after the Disney marathon in January. We are staying at Animal Kingdom Villas for 4 nights, then moving to the Poly for the last 2.

Then we headed to the Magic Kingdom, where we had tickets to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, which started at 7 though you could get your wristbands as early as 4. We started in Tomorrowland and picked up a Fast Pass for Space Mountain. We did Carousel of Progress, which is more and more the Carousel of Stuck in 1995. Dave had the best suggestion ever on how to solve this problem. In the last scene, just have the family as skeletons and a mushroom cloud out the window in the background. We also did Buzz Lightyear. Dave used some strategy he learned from one of the younger race spectators he met Saturday night and did well. Me, not so much. Here is a picture of us saving the universe from the evil Emperor Zurg.

We picked up our wristbands from a cast member at the castle who seemed to be having a distinctly unmagical day. And most importantly, we picked up our bags for trick or treating.

We did some Frontierland and started scoping out the places where we could get candy. More and more costumed guests, both adults and children, started showing up. If I had known Halloween at Disney was such a freak show I would have gone much earlier than this. I think my favorite was the bearded man who was Cruella De Ville. There were nearly zero lines for the rides during the party.

We lined up on Main Street when it was time for the parade. I'm not a parade person, but this one was great. It starts with the Headless Horseman (real man on a real horse) galloping from Frontierland to Main Street. The rider can't actually see anything (on account of being headless); the horse just knows the route. Then there are various Halloween-themed floats and some very catchy theme music that will get stuck in your head for days if you hear it.

We got some hotdogs at Casey's and grabbed a table to watch the fireworks from. The view wasn't great, but the fireworks weren't all the special either. And usually I love fireworks. They looked great, but the music didn't really add anything to the show. Right after the fireworks, there was a villains show at the castle forestage. I'm pretty sure Dave was digging the 2 dominatrix looking dancers in the red wigs.

Then we took our bags of candy (and there was A LOT) and headed back to the Boardwalk. That candy may have showed up later as the candy I gave out on Halloween night after we got back home.

The next day was Dave's day to do what he wanted.

More to come.